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School: Cill Srianáin (Jamestown) (roll number 1024)

Location:
Baile Shéamais, Co. Liatroma
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Ghormáin
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  1. Proverbs (continued)

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    Two asses' heads are better than one horse's head.
    A new broom sweeps clean.
    A borrowed ass has hard hooves.
    Empty vessels make most noise.
    Everything goes in the beggar's bag.
    Every man is sweet till your cow goes in his garden.
    One man's meat is another man's poison.
    One man can bring a horse to the water but twenty cannot make him drink.
    No smoke without a fire.
    No tomorrow for the sinner.
    Hills are green far away.
    Rubbing grease on a fat pig's back.
    What's bred in the bone, comes out in the flesh.
    The long way round to the short way home.
    In the mouth of the sack, the wisdom lies.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. seanfhocail (~4,377)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Mary Gorman
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Hunt
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    85
    Address
    Baile Shéamais, Co. Liatroma